Vine

:For the Australian garage rock band, see the Vines.

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The term vine was originally a term for the plant on which grapes grew, from the word for wine (Greek oinos), for which grapes were grown. In American usage "vine" is now a generic term for all climbing plants. In British English "vine" is still specifically the Grape vine; other climbing plants are termed "climbers".

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Certain plants always grow as vines, while a few grow as vines only part of the time. For instance, poison ivy and bittersweet can grow as low shrubs when support is not available, but will become vines when support is available.

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A vine is a growth form based on long, flexible stems. This has two purposes. A vine may use rock exposures, other plants, or other supports for growth rather than investing energy in a lot of supportive tissue, enabling the plant to reach sunlight with a minimum investment of energy. This has been a highly-successful growth form for plants such as kudzu and Japanese honeysuckle, both of which are invasive exotics in parts of North America. Conversely, there are some tropical vines that develop skototropism and grow away from the light, a type of negative phototropism.

Garage rock: Garage rock (performed by garage bands, not to be confused with the genre of dance music of the same name) was a simple, raw form of rock and roll that emerged in the mid-1960s, largely in the United States. The term "garage rock" comes from the perception that many such performers were young and a...

The Vines: The Vines are an Australian garage rock band that emerged along with a new breed of alternative rockers such as The Strokes, The Hives and The White Stripes in 2002 (see 2002 in music)....

Poison ivy: :For other uses, see Poison ivy (disambiguation)....

Vine related Images and Photos (experimental)

Kudzu Vine	Retro Vine	Berry Vine I	Exotic Vine
Summer Vine	Vine Leaf Decoration	Berry Vine II	Acanthus Vine
Vine Covered Veranda	Ascending Vine I	Ascending Vine II	Women's: O.A.R. - Vine